Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-02-19
THE WITCH'S FATE.
A Crue! Prejudice Of Old Times More
Than Equalled Now.

Not many decades ago in this coun
try, the people were excited over witch.
craft. Persons suspected were thrown
into the water; if not witches, they
would drown; if they were witches,
they would swim ashore, and would be
put to death! In any event, they were
doomed!
Not many years ago if a person were
taken sick with advanced disorder OF
the kidneys, the physician would pre-
nouncc the disease Bright's disease,
and when so declared, he regarded his
responsibility mt an end, fol
medical authority admitted that
the disease was ,ncurab!e
When the physician found Il patient
thus afflicted he would say: ..Oh, a
ght attack of the kidneys; will be all
WEht in a little while" He knew to
the contrary. But if he could keep
his patient on his hands for a few
months he knew he would derive a
great revenue from his case, and then
when the disease had progressed to Il
certain stage he would state the facts
and retire, exonerated from all blame.
But the error of supposing the dis
ease incurable has swayed the public
mind, long after the fact has ceased
to be. But public opinion has
been educated te the true status Of the
case by those who have discounted the
incurability theory. and the public re-
cognizes and t~estifies to the fact that
Warmers safe cure is a specific for this
disease. This has been shown with
thousands Of testimonials.
Upon referring to them in our files
we find that $4,000 reward will be
given to any one who can prove that
80 far ~ the manufacturers know they
are not genuine, and that hundreds of
thousands similar in character could
published, if it were necessary.
~ To-day when prominent people are
dying (and hundreds of thousands of
common people die of the same dis
ease), we are told that doctors disguise
the fact that it is Bright's disease of
the kidneys and say they die paralysis,
OF apoplexy, OF pneumonia. of con
sumption. of general debility, of rhcu-
matism. of heart disease. of blood pois-
oning, or some other of the names Of
the direct effect of kidney disease. They
are not the real disease itself.
This condition of things i very
amusing 10 the journalist. who looks
upon all sides of every question. Proof
should be accepted by all. but prciu-
dice fights proof for many years. 1t
seems strange that when a proprietary
medicine is doing the good that War
ncrs safe cure Is that the physicians
do not publicly endorse it. Many OF
them. we are told, privately prescribe
il.
A few years ago, as stated, when a
man had Bright's disease. the doctor
boldly announced it, because hethought
il relieved him of responsibility.
We sometimes wonder if they avoid
stating the real cause of disease for
fear they will drive the public into pat
ronage of the only scientific propri6.
tary specific for kidney diseases and
the thousand and one diseases tina,
originate in inactive kidneys.
We do not believe every advertise
ment we read. Some people perhaps
may regard this article as an adver.
tisement and will not believe j., but W.
are candid enough to say that we be-
lieve the parties above mentioned have
stated their case and proved il. and
under such circumstances the public
is unwise if it is longer in
tluenced by adverse prejudice.